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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
6/19/1995India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
10/1/1953Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.